Where does “flygskam” come from?

flygskam (Swedish) comes from Swedish flyg, from Swedish flyga, from Old Swedish flȳgha, from Old Norse fljúga, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flygskam (Swedish): shame of flying due to the environmental impact of aviation

Definitions

  1. shame of flying due to the environmental impact of aviation

Ancestry of “flygskam”, step by step

flygskam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish flyg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflygairplane flight
2Swedishflygato fly
3Old Swedishflȳghato fly
4Old Norsefljúgato fly
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Swedish skam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskamshame; something to deeply regret; shame; feeling...
2Old Swedishskam
3Old Norseskǫmmshame
4Proto-Germanicskamōshame
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “flygskam

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-
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